Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 48.8% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 36.2% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT109.69
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT15.95
|
$1.07
F CFA653
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.29
|
$0.96
F CFA583
|
|
pay 50.4% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.66
|
$0.59
F CFA357
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.81
|
$6.20
F CFA3,778
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT50.96
|
$7.61
F CFA4,638
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.15
|
$2.22
F CFA1,355
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.51
|
$4.84
F CFA2,950
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.28
|
$1.02
F CFA622
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.72
|
$0.64
F CFA391
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.21
|
$0.91
F CFA552
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.88
|
$0.62
F CFA377
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.22
|
$0.51
F CFA313
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.53
|
$0.43
F CFA263
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.66
|
$5.26
F CFA3,202
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT39.89
|
$20.95
F CFA12,763
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,044.16
|
$27,655.66
F CFA16,846,570
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT28.92
|
$22.63
F CFA13,784
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,059.47
|
$47.86
F CFA29,157
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,443.02
|
$820.04
F CFA499,529
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,121.79
|
$465.09
F CFA283,312
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,338.42
|
$82.00
F CFA49,948
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.27
|
$246.76
F CFA150,315
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT122,849.00
|
$5,061.82
F CFA3,083,433
|
|
pay 39.2% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.45
|
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.55
|
$3.64
F CFA2,215
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT159.54
|
$1.34
F CFA817
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT211.89
|
$69.56
F CFA42,372
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT49.86
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
|
pay 73.4% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Senegal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT623.22
|
$53.64
F CFA32,672
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT533.48
|
$36.32
F CFA22,122
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,401.00
|
$83.53
F CFA50,881
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT847.58
|
$76.26
F CFA46,456
|
|
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